Korean Bribery Probe Began in 1975 Under Ford Era
Former Assistant Attorney General Richard Thornburgh describes the Korean influence bribery investigation as starting in late 1975 and reaching a federal grand jury by June 1976. He notes Kissinger reports influenced Ford and says the probe’s scope and targets included congressmen and the figure Tongsun Park.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Congress
Carter
Ford
Richard Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Public Integrity
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York Times
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
State Department
Justice Department
Civiletti
Griffin Bell
Tongsun Park
Park
South Korea
Kansas agency mulls copyright for ads to curb copying
Kansas Department of Economic Development lawyer John Berry said the agency may copyright its advertisements to prevent future embarrassments after Screw Magazine copied a Kansas ad and ran it without authorization. He noted copyright could aid enforcement and that copying by Kansans for Life also occurred, though the department would not object to favorable uses.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Department of Economic Development
John Berry
Berry
al Goldstein
Screw Magazine
Kansas
KDED
Business Week
Kansans
Life
Kansas United Dty Forces
Department
Fragile anti inflation program outlined in president's address
New York reports the administration faces a fragile voluntary anti inflation plan. The president urges business and labor to join a program to slow price and wage increases while experts note the system relies on volunteers and nonbinding guidelines. Inflation roots are described as sprawling and difficult to uproot.
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New York
Charles Schultze
Carter
Schultze
Washington
Kansas Farmers Planning More Sorghum Corn Oats
Kansas farmers plan to plant more acres of sorghum corn soybeans oats and sugarbeets this year, according to the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The survey as of Jan 1 shows barley plantings down while grain sorghum at 5.40 million acres leads with an 11 percent rise.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
School Bus Accident Kills One in Kansas
A collision on US 83 north of Scott City, Kansas, between a school bus van and a car killed Rocklin E. Horacek, 17, and injured at least 11 others including eight children. The bus driver James R. Strickert, 56, was in critical condition after chest surgery. Eight students aged 7 to 19 from Scott City were treated, with three released and others hospitalized, some to undergo surgery. The incident occurred about 8 am four miles north of Scott City. Additionally, agricultural production data showed mixed crop acreage changes and honey production declines in 1977.
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Scott City
Kan
James R. Strickert
Rocklin E. Horacek
Horacek
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National Weather Service
Texas
Phil Shideler
Weather Service
Dodge City
Garden City
Alce
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